Category Archives: Nepal

Buddha’s Birthplace or Bust

Posted on December 3, 2006 by Megan

Although I spent a month in Nepal I never felt like I really got into the place. It felt to me like a mix between Tibet and Nepal—but not enough of either to fascinate me. After some time recuperating from … Continue reading →

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End of The Jomsom Trek: Three Thousand Stairs

Posted on December 2, 2006 by Megan

Day 4: Marpha to Ghasa In the morning shiva apologized for his bravado the night before and was back to his quiet self. He didn’t drink the rest of the trip, probably out of fear of losing his tip. I … Continue reading →

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No Time To Wait

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Megan

The second installment of my Jomsom Trek is all ready to go, I finished yesterday. Unfortunately, the internet connections here are not making the photo uploading process easy. Tomorrow morning I leave for Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, before getting … Continue reading →

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Beginning of The Jomsom Trek: Windy Tibetan Outposts

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Megan

Day 1: Pokhara to Kagbeni Last Friday morning I woke up at 5:30 with a feeling of dread—I was flying to Jomsom to start my seven day trek around part of the Annapurna Circuit Trek. Most people would be really … Continue reading →

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Walk No More

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Megan

I’m back home! Some other travelers laugh when I refer to my most recent long term (more than 3 days) residence as home, but that’s my life at the moment. In fact, today I’ve been recognized by at least three … Continue reading →

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Guilt Trek

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Megan

I’ve been in Pokhara for six days now and it’s time for me to do something. You see, I’ve avoiding the paragliding, the bike rides, the temple hikes and boating here very successfully. In fact, the closest I’ve come to … Continue reading →

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Quickly Through Tibet

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Megan

After thirteen hours today spent between a landcruiser, minibus and bus Sui and I made it to Kathmandu. The past seven days have been an amazing set of highs (the temple art and Everest) and lows (everything about our French … Continue reading →

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